Biology:Metodontia

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Metodontia
Metodontia huaiensis.jpg
Metodontia huaiensis
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Metodontia

Möllendorff, 1886

Metodontia is a genus of land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Bradybaenidae. This genus is considered to be the most primitive of the bradybaenid snails.[1][2]

Species list

Species within the genus Metodontia include:

  • Metodontia beresowskii (Mollendorff, 1899)
  • Metodontia griphodes (Sturany, 1901)
  • Metodontia huaiensis huaiensis (Crosse, 1882)
  • Metodontia huaiensis (Mollendorff, 1886)
  • Metodontia yantaiensis yantaiensis (Crosse & Debeaux, 1863)
  • Metodontia yantaiensis tetrodon (Mollendorff, 1875)

Habitat

These are terrestrial snails.

References

  1. Wu, Min; Prozorova, Larisa, A., 2006: "The landsnail genus Metodontia Moellendorff (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora: Bradybaenidae) of China." Journal of Conchology 39(2): 159-173
  2. Template:Guokr

Wikidata ☰ Q22286040 entry